Hancock

Hancock
6 out of 10

I've been wanting to see this movie, and so when in came to a theater near me, I went. I liked it, but it also made you wonder if they just combined two stories together. It had a weird plot twist.

It's about Hancock, who is a sloppy super hero who makes a mess as he tries to help people. Frankly he just is a alcoholic guy who wants to help people. So he helps this guy and decides to hear what he has to say about being a better hero. Hancock goes to jail for a bit, and comes back will everyone wanting his help. Around this time, the plot twist takes place, and I don't want to give it away.

I've seem many very different reviews on this movie, so I guesss it all depends on how well you like surprising plot twists.

Here's the trailer:

August Rush

August Rush
8 out of 10

This as a really good movie. I, as a lover of music, could really relate to the whole thing. This movie is about love, hope, and determination.

It is about Evan Taylor (AKA August Rush) who has been in an orphinage all his life. One day he takes a chance and steps out into the world of New York City to find his parents. While looking, he meets a new friend, Arthur. Arhtur takes Evan to an old run down theater that has become the home of the children street musicians of New York City. evan is introduced to all types of music and soon gets his composed music in an orchestra that brings his family together.

Trailer:


And here are some clips of the music from the movie:

One Missed Call

One Missed Call
5 out of 10

I finally got to watch this movie. I had posted a while back that I'd wanted to watch it. And I say it was OK, and only just. The story was good, but it was just average; it was just another scary movie. Actually, it reminded me a lot of The Ring in these ways:
1) They both have to do with a phone call
2) They both have a stupid girl who have to figure out some stupid mystery with all the little clues throughout the movie
3) The guy that hangs out with the main girl dies at the end
4) Everyone thinks the mother are evil when it really their satanic little girl

It did scare the crap out of my cousin. I happened to have to ring tone on my phone. So that night I stole his phone, sent the ring tone to him, and called him the next day. It scared the crap out of him! He he he!

In the movie, if your phone rang this certain ring tone, you would hear yourself die, and soon after, you would get so freaked out by it that somehow you would die. So this one girl sees two of her friends die that way and decides, "Hey, I don't want to die". So when she gets the call, she goes and figures out how to stop it. The End.

Typical Scary movie. But it was still worth watching. Here is the trailer:

The Host

The Host

by Stephenie Meyer

10 out of 10

This book was fantstic! Stephenie Meyer took a big step out of her Twilight bubble and did a great job! I enjoyed this book completly through and through. It did take me a while to read. Not only is it a little over 600 pages long, but I have had a busy summer with softball and camp and stuff. Anyways...

In the story, an alien species has taken over the earth. The aliens are a form of parasite that is enjected into human bodies. Afterwards, the aliens would take over all the bodies, living inside them and using them as a host. The main character, Wanderer, is an alien that is living inside the body of human Melanie, who doesn't seem to just disapear like she is supost to. When Wanderer starts to see the things Melanie's past and soon cannot separate Melanie's feelings from her own, Wanderer decides to go on a journy to find one of the last remaining humans that the two of them both love.

This book is a nice mixture of a SciFi and Romance novel. Stephenie Meyer does a good job.

The Golden Compass

The Golden Compass
7 out of 10

It's not the whole Anti-Christian thing that makes the rating lower than it could be, because, frankly, I would have never guessed until Philip Pullman said so himself. It's just a story. It was just hard, at parts, to follow the story line. Some things made you think, "What? Did I miss something? Where did that come from?" It was like they exspected the viewes to have read the book.

The movie is about a parallel universe where people's souls walk beside them as animals. The main character, Lyra dicovers the secrets the government is trying to hide and must travel to the icey north to save her friends along with all the children of her world.

Trailer:


First Five Minutes:

Semi-Pro

Semi-Pro
6 out of 10

This movie was good, but aren't all movies with Will Ferrell? It just didn't stand out. It was just another funny movie. Well, it wasn't just funny, it was really funny, but still.

It's about the Tropics basketball team. They stink and Jackie Moon is there best player, coach, and sponsor. They get a new player who helps them win their liege, with a lot of laughs along to way.

Trailer:

The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian

The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian

10 out of 10

This was a really good movie; a nice follow-up of the first movie. I enjoyed the whole movie, and the music was great too. I liked the fact that they didn't change it from the book by too much.

In this Chronicle of Narnia, Peter, Susan, Edmond, and Lucy are brought back to Narnia by Prince Caspian, who called them with Queen Susan's magical horn. 1,000 has past in Narnia since the children had last visited, and things have changed: Prince Caspian's evil uncle has taken over Narnia, preventing Caspian's rein over the land. It is up to the Pevensie children, Prince Caspian, and the remaining Narnias to defeat him.

Here is the trailer:

So Yesterday

So Yesterday
by Scott Westerfeld
6 out of 10

I have finally read So Yesterday. I enjoyed reading about Scott's idea of "cool". It makes you think, just like all of his books. It is an easy-reader.

The novel is about Hunter, who is a "Cool Finder". One day meets Jen, and that is when things get weird. His boss disappears, these really cool shoes appear, and fake new-brand products start to show up, causing chaos. And then the Jammers show up and everything gets worse!

This is a good book, and the only reason it is rated so low is because the ending just kind of cuts off, leaving you hanging off of a way too tall cliff. Click here to read the first chapter!

P.S. I Love You

P.S. I Love You
10 out of 10

My friend Ashlee has been begging me to watch this movie since it came out on DVD. I finally got the chance to. It was really good. It made me laugh. It made me cry. It was a wonderful experience. This a great movie, but totally a chick flick. I especially loved the music, but that;s just me. The story is really good.

It is a story about Holly Kennedy. Her husband, a cute Irish singer, dies of cancer and leaves Holly a devastated young widow, who is lost in her own world of grief and sorrow. She wants to stay in her apartment forever, even when her friends try to help her. Then, on her birthday, Holly receives a recorded message from the one person she least expects: her deceased husband. He tells her to follow the instructions that he leaves for her. These instructions are to help Holly move on in life and to stop grieving.

This is a really good movie. It reminded me alot of 13 Little Blue Envelopes, by Maureen Johnson. Here's the trailer for P.S. I Love You:

Iron Man

Iron Man
10 out of 10

I really really liked this movie. I'm not really the super hero movie type, but this was great. It was a good mix of action, romance, and people getting blown up and shot. The very end was... well, it's not how I would end it, but it was still great!

It's about a guy who all his life has made the most technological weapons of mass destruction, and on one of his missile presentations, a group of terrorists, who force him to make them a very destructive weapon. Instead, he builds the Iron Man suit and fights his way out of there. When he returns home, he realises that he doesn't want to cause destruction, but rather, he wants to prevent it. And thus becomes Iron Man.

Juno

Juno
8 out of 10

This was a good movie. I enjoyed it. It was very original and unique. I saw it with my friend, who brought it over and forced me to watch it with her.

It is about a teenager who gets pregnant and about all that pregnant teens go through. Juno, the teen, decides to give up her baby for adoption. She finds the perfect family for her unborn child and starts to think they are cool, yet also kind of not so cool. And her friend, Paulie (the one who got her pregnant) and her start to become a couple.

Here are two different previews. I put two because they are both only simi-good videos. So two simi-good videos equal and good one. Here they are:

21

21
7 0ut of 10

This was a pretty good movie. It was the typical Vegas movie, but it was still good. I went and saw it with a group of friends. I thought it was good. Everyone seemed to be on about the same grading scale. Over all, it was a movie worth seeing. It's funny, romantic and exciting.

The film is about this guy named Ben who is an excellent student and thrives in math. He is trying to get into Harvard, but doesn't have the money to afford it, until he is asked to join this small group of card-counting black jack players. He joins he team and right at the top of his game, things starts to go downhill.

I don't want to give away anymore, because it's a movie worth seeing. Here's the trailer, though:

Maximum Ride: Final Warning

Maximum Ride: Final Warning
3 out of 10

I went to Barns&Nobles the day this book came out, expecting it to end. I guess "Final Warning" is just not a good name for a book that doesn't end a series. It's was almost liked he tried too hard just to write another so he could make it a series. I mean, how many times does Max have to save the world for these books to be over?! She shouldn't be portrayed as a super hero. I barely wanted to finish it. It was like an environmentalist threw up and it became a book.

This one is about how the crew decides to be all against global warming and goes to Antarctica. There, they are kidnapped and managed to escape because of a hurricane. That is caused by global warming? Come on! That's the cheesiest 200 pages I've ever read.

Take my advice and don't waste your time or money! It's not worth it! And this book just reveals that he wants to make it a big long series. That makes it stupid. End of discussion!

10,000 B.C.

10,000 B.C.
8 out of 10

I went to go see this movie with my sister and my dad, instead of going to some overly expensive horrible restaurant with my cousins. That was their loss. This was a good movie. Now, the graphics were nothing special and the acting was average. But it was just one of those movies you had to like. The plot was not historical in any means, but no one ever said this was a historical based film. It's just a movie.

The story is about a small prehistoric tribe that gets invaded by more civilized areas of the world. The main character's love of his life is taken from him and he has to venture across new lands to save her and a bunch of other people. Along the way, he joins up with other tribes who have had the same thing happen to them as he has. They all get together and take down Egypt.

Like I said: It's not supposed to be accurate, but a good story.

Bank Job

Bank Job
7 out of 10

This was a movie with a good plot. It it a movie based on a 1971 true-life robbery of a bank in Baker Street, London, from which the money and valuables stolen were never recovered. There was a lot of nudity and a bunch of language. There was also some violence. Even though it was awkward, because I went to see with with my grandpa, my uncle, and my cousin. It was still pretty good. I loved the plot!

This movie is four different stories at once that all intertwine with each other. It keeps you at the edge of your seat. It's the true, 1970s version of Oceans 11.

I am Morgan le Fey

I am Morgan le Fey
6 out of 10

I read this book on the flight to New York City and on the way home. I don't know if the lousy flight had anything to do with it, but I thought I'd like this book more than I did. I liked it how it gave the whole Morgan le Fey background story of how she became who she was with King Arthur and whoever. I guess I'm just not into that Camelot stuff. And towards the end, it was just like a big fart for an ending. Too over dramatic and over written.

It's about Morgan le Fey and how she learned magic and why she hates King Arthur. When she was just a little girl, her father died at war and her mother is forced to marry the king of the kingdom. Morgan and her sister go into hiding at their nurse's home, who teaches them to read and use their heads. There is love, adventure, and sorrow.

The Unspoken

The Unspoken
7 out of 10

The Unspoken, by Thomas Fahy, is a book that I enjoyed reading. It is dull at some parts, and I am a person with a weak stomach that can't even watch shows like E.R. and House because of the little gore they show. I just can't deal with it. This book doesn't have any gore, really, but it goes into detail about the tortures Jacob, the cult leader, inflicted upon them.

One of the characters that I related to was Jade, who is a pianist and hides her fear by being rude and sarcastic. I love the piano and play it often. At the part where it talked about her being tortured makes my fingers weak. Even now, as I think back on it.

I had a friend read it who loves horror novels. She really liked it, and agreed with me that it would make a better movie.

The story is about 6 kids who survive a huge fire in a village of a cult that their parents were in. None of the kids liked it, or the leader of the cult, Jacob, who tortured them when they questioned his authority. In killing Jacob, he told the six that in five years, each one of them would die of their worse fears. And 5 years later, the first of the six dies from drowning; his worse fear seeing as he couldn't swim. The only weird thing about it is, he died well away from any body of water.

Fools Gold

Fools Gold
8 out of 10

I went to see this on Friday with some friends. It's a pretty good romantic comedy, even if Kaitlyn, my friend who is into violent movies, didn't think so...

It is about this couple that have spent the past some many years of their marriage looking for this treasure off the coast of Florida. And right after their divorce, they start to find it. It's about how they find the treasure, get back together, and stop this mafia-type-guy from finding it.

Here's the trailer

Peter Pan

Peter Pan
By. J. M. Barrie
8 out of 10

Most people have seen the Disney Movie Peter Pan (9 out of 10), and possibly the newer movie that is not animated (9 out of 10). I have recently read the book (Boarders addition with a few short stories in the back that give background on Peter Pan and such.)

It is about a young girl who, one night, meats Peter Pan. He takes Wendy and her brothers to Neverland where they have all kinds of adventures. It's really exciting and sort of cute in a way.

I like how Barrie made everything sound like how a little kid would think of things.

This was first a play. There is even a movie about how and why he wrote it. It is called Finding Neverland. That's a good movie. (8 out of 10).

A Raisin in the Sun

A Raisin in the Sun
8 out of 10

This is a play by Lorraine Hansberry. This was the first play even preformed that was written by a African American woman. I recently read this in my English class and we are watching the movie, too.

Yes, it was recently made into a movie that aired on ABC this previous Monday. We have a copy of it that we are viewing in class. So far (we are about 3/4 done with it) I would give the movie about a 7 out of 10.

I would say to read to book before ever watching the movie on it.